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On a Mission with Disney
By Jessica Yazbek
Special to AsianWeek
On Friday, Aug. 23, the only Playstation store in the world (located in San Francisco’s Metreon) prepared itself to be overrun with hundreds of eager preteen video gamers who had gathered to witness firsthand the unveiling of Disney and Squaresoft’s newest RPG for Playstation 2, Kingdom Hearts. Complete with free Kingdom Hearts posters and Squaresoft keychains, photo ops with David Gallagher (Seventh Heaven) and Hayden Panettiere (Ally McBeal, Remember the Titans) — two of the celebrity voices featured in the game — and 10 minutes of free gameplay time, the demo was heaven for Disney-character lovers and RPG video game players alike. Or anyone who just loves playing a video game with brilliant graphics and an innovative storyline, like me. Having the privilege of being invited to cover this special event for AsianWeek, I showed up, set myself up at a VIP spot at the “Videogame Bar” and got down to action...
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